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  • No imminent hazard in synthetic lake shaped after glacier burst in Chamoli: Uttarakhand Chief Secy

    Image Source : PTI No imminent hazard in synthetic lake shaped after glacier burst in Chamoli: Uttarakhand Chief Secy
    There is not any imminent hazard within the synthetic lake shaped after the avalanche in Chamoli district of Uttarakhand as the quantity of water is lower than anticipated and is flowing by a pure channel that has been widened, knowledgeable the Uttarakhand Chief Secretary on Monday.
    Union Home Secretary Ajay Bhalla on Monday held a gathering with Uttarakhand Chief Secretary Om Prakash and different prime officers through video conferencing to overview the standing of the bogus lake shaped in wake of an avalanche incident within the higher catchment of the Rishiganga River in Chamoli District on February 7.
    The Uttarakhand Chief Secretary knowledgeable that primarily based on the bodily evaluation of the bogus lake made on the location by a number of scientific businesses and satellite tv for pc knowledge, there isn’t any imminent hazard as the quantity of water is lower than anticipated and is flowing by a pure channel that has been widened, in line with a press assertion.
    The assembly was additionally attended by the Director General (DG) of Indo-Tibetan Border Police (ITBP), Director General of National Disaster Response Force (NDRF), Member Secretary of National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA), Chairman of Defence Research and Development Organisation, senior Power Ministry officers, Integrated Defence Staff officers and scientists from numerous Central businesses.

    The DRDO Secretary and the State administration have been requested to maintain a steady watch on the state of affairs in coordination with central and state businesses.
    Out of 206 folks lacking within the flash flood, our bodies of 70 folks and 29 physique components have been recovered from Tapovan in Chamoli district up to now, stated Chamoli Police.
    Moreover, the SDRF group in Dehradun consistently monitoring the state of affairs of the bogus lake shaped within the higher reaches of Chamoli district, at management room through the Quick Deployment Antenna (QDA) system.
    (With ANI inputs)
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  • Rescue operation might wind up in 3-4 days: DGP

    Image Source : PTI Rescue operation might wind up in 3-4 days
    Uttarakhand DGP Ashok Kumar on Monday stated he’s anticipating that the rescue operation in disaster-hit Chamoli might wind up within the subsequent 3-4 days. “I think the rescue operation may wind up in 3-4 days. By that time, we may be able to cover everything. But if the need be, the rescue operation may continue for more days, may be for another one month,” stated Kumar.
    Meanwhile, rescuers discovered 5 extra our bodies together with three from inside a tunnel of the disaster-hit Tapovan mission in Chamoli district in Uttarakhand since Sunday night time taking the full variety of our bodies recovered thus far to 55.
    During the excavation work contained in the tunnel, 9 our bodies have been discovered thus far, officers stated. Elsewhere, seven our bodies have been recovered from Reni space the place the Rishiganga mission was destroyed within the floods. With the restoration of 5 extra our bodies since Sunday night time, the full has gone as much as 55. Nearly 200 folks went lacking after the Feb 7 morning deluge.
    This is the primary time because the Feb 7 floods that the rescuers have been capable of finding our bodies contained in the tunnel. “We are expecting more bodies as hopes for survival are receding,” admitted a prime official. There remains to be no contact with the remaining folks trapped inside.

    DIG Nilesh Anand Bharne, who’s spokesman of the state police, claimed the rescue work had been sped up with the set up of some further machines like excavators.
    The rescuers are engaged on two locations – one contained in the tunnel and different on the stays of the Rishiganga mission in Reni. They have stopped drilling course of contained in the tunnel, stated Superintendent of Police (SP) Chamoli.
    After days of digging and excavation works, jawans of military, ITBP, NDRF and SDRF, who’re engaged within the rescue works, had managed open a sizeable portion of the tunnel. But the presence of heavy silt and sludge contained in the tunnel slowed down the excavation and digging work, prime authorities officers admitted. Rescuers additionally consulted NTPC officers to grasp the sophisticated design of the tunnel.
    As the our bodies began recovering from the particles contained in the tunnel, the rescuers are slowly digging the tunnel in order that our bodies mustn’t get hammered.
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  • Collapse of rock mass weakened because of freezing could have prompted Uttarakhand flash floods: Scientists

    Image Source : PTI A car caught within the particles on the website of the Tapovan hydel venture as rescue works undeway, a day after a glacier broke off in Joshimath inflicting huge flood in Dhauli Ganga River, in Chamoli district of Uttarakhand
    A rock mass weakened because of years of freezing and thawing of snow could have led to the creation of a weak zone, triggering its collapse that resulted in flash floods in Uttarakhand’s Chamoli district on Sunday, preliminary observations by scientists of the Wadia Institute of Himalayan Geology (WIHG) counsel.
    The crashing rock mass additionally introduced earth and lumps of snow with it. The friction could have resulted in heating, which may have prompted the floods, the observations counsel.
    Scientists from the institute performed a helicopter survey of the realm to search out clues as to what led to the lethal flash floods that swept all the things in its approach.
    So far, the flash floods have claimed 28 lives with round 170 folks nonetheless lacking. 
    Kalachand Sain, Director of the WIHG, stated the glaciers the place the incident occurred feed the Rishi Ganga river that in the end joins the Dhauli Ganga.

    “This area has a really steep gradient. Our observations counsel that the rock mass could have weakened because of freezing and thawing. This typically results in the event of a weak zone and fractures.
    “As the rock mass weakened, the glacier and snow came down crashing, it resulted in flash floods,” he stated.
    The steep slopes of the mountains within the area additional elevated the depth of the crash.
    Two groups of the WIHG comprising 5 glaciologists left for Joshimath on Monday to determine the rationale behind the incident.
    An institute beneath the Department of Science and Technology (DST), the WIHG research the Himalayan atmosphere and its geology. Sain stated an preliminary report may even be despatched to the DST. 
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  • NTPC says Tapovan challenge partly broken, monitoring state of affairs

    Image Source : PTI NTPC says Tapovan challenge partly broken, monitoring state of affairs
    Part of an under-construction hydropower challenge of state-run energy main NTPC has been broken by the avalanche in Uttarakhand’s Chamoli district on Sunday. The firm has mentioned that it’s monitoring the state of affairs repeatedly together with the district administration and police.
    Part of the under-construction Tapovan Vishnugad hydropower challenge (520 MW) has confronted damages whereas one other privately-owned Rishi Ganga hydro challenge (130 MW) was fully devastated.
    “An avalanche near Tapovan in Uttarakhand has damaged a part of our under-construction hydropower project in the region. While rescue operation is on, the situation is being monitored continuously with the help of district administration and police,” NTPC mentioned in a tweet.

    Uttarakhand Chief Minister Trivendra Singh Rawat mentioned that 125 individuals are lacking following the huge flood.
    The incident occurred after the water degree within the Dhauliganga river, instantly surged on Sunday morning following an avalanche close to the Rishi Ganga energy challenge. The 85 km river meets the Alaknanda river at Vishnuprayag on the base of Joshimath mountain in Uttarakhand.
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  • Uttarakhand tragedy: Water ranges surge up in Dhauli Ganga as soon as once more

    Image Source : PTI Uttarakhand tragedy: Water ranges surge up in Dhauli Ganga as soon as once more
    The water degree within the Dhauli Ganga river surged up as soon as once more on Sunday night time below the impression of the glacial burst throughout the day, creating panic amongst folks residing within the space. The sudden surge within the water degree within the Dhauli Ganga at round 8 pm prompted authorities to droop rescue operations underway at a undertaking website within the neighborhood of the river in the meanwhile. 
    Rescue efforts, focussed on extricating 30-35 folks trapped within the particles clogging one of many tunnels on the Tapovan-Vishnugad hydel undertaking, will likely be resumed on Monday morning, the GM of the undertaking mentioned.

    Swirling waters of the river gurgling downwards are inflicting worry amongst folks residing within the space, he mentioned late Sunday night time.
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  • Uttarakhand Tragedy: Major pure disasters that left behind huge path of destruction

    Image Source : PTI Rescue operations underway close to Dhauliganga hydropower undertaking after a glacier broke off in Joshimath inflicting a large flood within the Dhauli Ganga river.
    Uttarakhand’s Chamoli on Sunday witnessed a significant tragedy after a glacier broke in Dhauli Ganga valley within the Joshimath space triggering a deluge within the Alaknanda river system that washed away hydroelectric station, leaving at the least 7 individuals useless and at the least 125-170 individuals lacking within the affected areas. Chief Minister Trivendra Singh Rawat mentioned the numbers may very well be greater. An enormous operation has been launched to rescue individuals from the flood-affected areas.

    Prime Minister Narendra Modi reviewed the scenario in Uttarakhand following floods attributable to a glacier burst, and took inventory of the rescue and aid work underway. PM Modi additionally introduced Rs 2 lakh compensation to the household of these killed within the incident. Uttarakhand Chief Minister Trivendra Singh Rawat has additionally introduced monetary help of Rs 4 lakh for the household of these killed.

    Over the final three a long time, main pure disasters have hit the state of Uttarakhand. Here’s an inventory of those which left behind a large path of destruction.

    1991 Uttarkashi Earthquake: An earthquake of 6.8 magnitude hit the undivided state of Uttar Pradesh in October 1991 during which at the least 768 individuals have been killed and hundreds of properties destroyed.

    1998 Malpa Landslide: The small village of Malpa in Pithoragarh district was wiped within the landslide during which about 255 individuals, together with 55 Kailash Mansarovar pilgrims, have been killed. The ensuing particles partially blocked the Sharda river.

    ALSO READ | Uttarakhand tragedy: 2019 research warned Himalayan glaciers melting at alarming velocity

    1999 Chamoli earthquake: An earthquake of 6.8 magnitude hit Chamoli district killing over 100 individuals. The adjoining Rudraprayag district was additionally closely affected. Several floor deformations have been reported because of the earthquake, and landslides and modifications in water circulate have been additionally recorded. Cracks have been noticed in roads and on the bottom.

    2013 North India Floods: In June 2013, a multi-day cloudburst centered on Uttarakhand triggered devastating floods and landslides. According to the state authorities, greater than 5,700 individuals have been presumed useless within the catastrophe. As bridges and roads have been destroyed greater than 3 lakh individuals have been trapped within the valleys resulting in the Char Dham pilgrimage websites. 

    (With PTI Inputs)

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